Registering Active Directories

Overview

This topic explains how Active Directories are used in inSync and how to register them with inSync.

Use of Active Directory

Active Directory (AD) is a directory service implemented by Microsoft for Windows domain networks. It can be used to authenticate and authorize all users and computers in a Windows domain type network. An AD can be used to create and authenticate users in inSync.

You can configure multiple ADs to work with your inSync deployment.

Registering an Active Directory

The first step to use an AD with inSync is to register it. By registering an AD, you inform the inSync server how to access it.

Before you begin: You must gather the following information about the AD that you want to register: